Mucilage-holder



(No Model.) A

`v W. H1. PALMER & W. W. DAVIS.

l MUCILAGE HOLDER. No. 506.539. A, Patented 00.13.10. "1-893.

ATTORNEYS.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. PALMER AND WALTER W. DAVIS, OF WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA.

MuclLAGE-HOLDER.

i. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,539, datedOctober 10, 1893.

` Application filed August 26, 1892. Serial No.444,228. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM HENRY PALMER and WALTER WHITNEY DAvIs, bothof Warren, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and Improved Mucilage-Holder, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved mucilageholder, which is simple and durable in construction, prevents themucilage from drying up, andris ar-V `improvement on the line 1-1 ofFig. 2. Fig.

2 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thedischarge nozzle.

The improved mucilage holder is provided with a compressible bulb A,made of rubber or other suitable material and provided at one endwith afilling cap B, for filling the mucilage into the bulb A. On the otherend of thelatter is secured a tube C, preferably `made of metal andcontaining at its outer end a discharge nozzle D, made of felt andpreferably screwing in the outer end of the said tube, the latter beinglthreaded for this purpose so as to securely hold the nozzle D in place.The nozzle is made of felt or similar material and contains a short pipeE, which extends from the inner end of thelnozzle to wit-hin a shortdistance of the outer end thereof, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 1. Theinner end of the pipeE is provided with a ange E', so as to form a mouthwhich registers with a central opening in the tube C.y The outer end ofthe ydischarge nozzle D is preferably cut to an edge for flatteningopposite sides as plainly illustrated in Fier.

3. The cap B is fitted by means of a screw onto the filling opening ofthe bulb A-, air tight.

The felt nozzle while permitting the mucilage to ooze slowly through itwhen used assists in closing the tube so that in consequence of the sameand the tight itting cap, the mucilage is held in the bulb until forcedout; as in the construction, when in a state of rest the mucilage cannotescape without forming a vacuum at the top of the bulb.

It will be seen that when the bulb A is filled with mucilage and aslight pressure is exerted on the bulb, then the mucilage is forcedthrough the tube C into the pipe E and from the ylat-terinto the outerend of the felt nozzle D, so that the latter is moistened by the gum andcan be readily applied upon the article to be gummed, by moving the saidnozzle over the part to be gummed.

In order to prevent the gum contained in the nozzle D from drying up, Iplace the holder on a stand F, during the time the holder is notl used,the said stand F being formed in its vtop with a recess G, the upper endof which is engaged at the sides by the lower part of the bulb A, sothat the latter hermetically seals the said recess, thus preventing airfrom passing to the lower end of the bulb lcontaining the nozzle D. Itwill further be seen that this stand F conveniently supports themucilage holder and permits the operator or user to conveniently removethe holder from the stand when using the holder for gumming an article.It will further be seen that the operator does not soil the hands whenapplying the mucilage by this holder, nor when the latter is filled withmucilage through the filling cap B, as above described.

Having thus fully describedour invention, Weclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentv 1-. The herein described discharge nozzleconsisting of a body of compact felt having a metallic tube bedded inits upper end, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the compressible bulb, of the nozzle pipehavingits outer end interiorily threaded, and the felt held in engagingsaid threads, substantially as deplace Within thbe pipe byengagementwith scribed. said threads, su stantially as described.

3. The combination with the compressible R' 5 bulb, of the nozzle pipehaving its outer end v interiorly threaded, and the felt held in placeWitnesses; by engagement with said threads, the said CHARLES B. AYERS,felt havinga metallic tube within the portion D. M. SCHERMERHORN.

